Slimming World #5

[ChubClubThug]

I'm old enough to remember when they used to use slim models on the front cover of the magazine.....then they decided to switch to "real people", who incidentally also looked like models....or were certainly made to anyway! They never intended to showcase your typical sw attendee

Sw only ever gives a tit about it's profits. People need to understand that this cuddly aunty Madge could not give a large fook about you. The biggest laugh is that they are so fussy who they choose to promote and lead their PR spin, yet they'll let Susan who is a good 6 stone over her target, buy a franchise, stand in front of a group and bark at you how to not be a fatty, and belittle you for gaining 0.5lbs because you didn't put 1/3 speed on your plate. Zero ducks given as long as you're meeting your targets (earning them money)

 

[rubyred66]

I'm old enough to remember when they used to use slim models on the front cover of the magazine.....then they decided to switch to "real people", who incidentally also looked like models....or were certainly made to anyway! They never intended to showcase your typical sw attendee

Sw only ever gives a tit about it's profits. People need to understand that this cuddly aunty Madge could not give a large fook about you. The biggest laugh is that they are so fussy who they choose to promote and lead their PR spin, yet they'll let Susan who is a good 6 stone over her target, buy a franchise, stand in front of a group and bark at you how to not be a fatty, and belittle you for gaining 0.5lbs because you didn't put 1/3 speed on your plate. Zero ducks given as long as you're meeting your targets (earning them money)

I remember red and green days and know exactly what you mean. I agree with everything that you say here.

Before I retired from the NHS they used to actively promote slimming world, they do that less now and the NHS weight loss app is good. I think Slimming world doesn’t teach its members about good nutrition. I am also suspicious of slimming worlds relationships with food brands.

As a former mental health professional, I think only selecting members who are attractive and marketable to promote slimming world is shocking and insulting to other members who have achieved substantial losses. That can be extremely damaging to peoples mental health. I think overly promoting members can create a monster. Big_ben_to_slim_ben was a case of narcissistic personality disorder and Slimming World actively encouraged that shocking behaviour that was damaging to his family. I doubt slimming world would have offered him or his family any sort of counselling, therapy or support for what was a very evident personality disorder. Slimming World is a outdated brand that needs a very big overhaul.

 

[JustWonderingIf]

Whys he sitting on the fence like this? Its obvious he's having more success with calorie counting but still can't let SW go.
He has no integrity if SW asked him back tomorrow to be a poster boy he would be there

 

[MamaD]

I remember red and green days and know exactly what you mean. I agree with everything that you say here.

Before I retired from the NHS they used to actively promote slimming world, they do that less now and the NHS weight loss app is good. I think Slimming world doesn’t teach its members about good nutrition. I am also suspicious of slimming worlds relationships with food brands.

As a former mental health professional, I think only selecting members who are attractive and marketable to promote slimming world is shocking and insulting to other members who have achieved substantial losses. That can be extremely damaging to peoples mental health. I think overly promoting members can create a monster. Big_ben_to_slim_ben was a case of narcissistic personality disorder and Slimming World actively encouraged that shocking behaviour that was damaging to his family. I doubt slimming world would have offered him or his family any sort of counselling, therapy or support for what was a very evident personality disorder. Slimming World is a outdated brand that needs a very big overhaul.

100% this. It’s so outdated, although when I attended a group last year the consultant talked about calories, managing emotions through other outlets and not just eating because it’s ‘free’

 

[uokhun92]

100% this. It’s so outdated, although when I attended a group last year the consultant talked about calories, managing emotions through other outlets and not just eating because it’s ‘free’

One of the main reasons I could never fully get on board with SW was because of already knowing the calorie content of foods rather than just if they were ‘free’ or not. Remember once someone posting on the group fb page they’d cooked a bowl of pasta one night later on rather than have the bar of chocolate they were craving cos they didn’t have any syns left the bar of chocolate would have had less calories but that kept them ‘on plan’

 

[Damocles]

Whys he sitting on the fence like this? Its obvious he's having more success with calorie counting but still can't let SW go.
He has no integrity if SW asked him back tomorrow to be a poster boy he would be there
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He has a very ducked up relationship with food, and thats not the fault of SW, saying that, he has a ducked up relationship with the truth. If a man can lie about a simple thing like how many sausages he has on his dinner, there is no stopping him lying about anything, like, I dunno maybe, someone terrorising him and his family for years

He's done more to give SW bad PR than I EVER could.

 

[ChubClubThug]

Whys he sitting on the fence like this? Its obvious he's having more success with calorie counting but still can't let SW go.
He has no integrity if SW asked him back tomorrow to be a poster boy he would be there
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Terrified of losing followers the sad sack. They all do it when they switch.

 

[imjustnosey]

I think it says EVERYTHING about sw that joeyeyeyeyeeee didnt win greatest loser in his group, so that means someone lost more weight than him, so, they are sleeker than him, so why was he mr sleek? Oh wait...

 

[JustWonderingIf]

I think it says EVERYTHING about sw that joeyeyeyeyeeee didnt win greatest loser in his group, so that means someone lost more weight than him, so, they are sleeker than him, so why was he mr sleek? Oh wait...

He clearly joined instagram with the motive to get a cover from it or noticed by SW HQ.

- He rarely posts his meals (he used to never until someone commented)
- He only started his insta after he lost weight and started flooding his grid with before and afters
- He has been constantly tagging and mentioning SW while bigging them up and towing the SW party line in comments with SW buzz words like 'food freedom' from day 1
- his grid highly curated all carefully photographed, before and afters, motivational quotes and stylised pictures

- the first 21 pictures on his grid were all posted after he won the awards and were all posted on one day (15th dec 2021) in one go.

His before and afters got the most likes (he has hid the likes on the other food and award pics) so this is what he went forward with posting as he realised this would generate the most likes.


His whole IG is/was a cynical and calculated move to get some sort of 'fame' of his weightloss.
He has suceeded.

 

[WhatABore]

He clearly joined instagram with the motive to get a cover from it or noticed by SW HQ.

- He rarely posts his meals (he used to never until someone commented)
- He only started his insta after he lost weight and started flooding his grid with before and afters
- He has been constantly tagging and mentioning SW while bigging them up and towing the SW party line in comments with SW buzz words like 'food freedom' from day 1
- his grid highly curated all carefully photographed, before and afters, motivational quotes and stylised pictures

- the first 21 pictures on his grid were all posted after he won the awards and were all posted on one day (15th dec 2021) in one go.
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His before and afters got the most likes (he has hid the likes on the other food and award pics) so this is what he went forward with posting as he realised this would generate the most likes.


His whole IG is/was a cynical and calculated move to get some sort of 'fame' of his weightloss.
He has suceeded.

There's something about his face that really annoys me. I think it's his mouth

 

[Shamelesshorse]

- his grid highly curated all carefully photographed, before and afters, motivational quotes and stylised pictures

He is sucking in like crazy on his after pics. Don't get me wrong he's clearly lost weight but he doesn't look like that on an exhale.

There's something about his face that really annoys me. I think it's his mouth

He has no top lip whatsoever so makes his mouth look weird.

 

[princesspoppy96]

He is sucking in like crazy on his after pics. Don't get me wrong he's clearly lost weight but he doesn't look like that on an exhale.



He has no top lip whatsoever so makes his mouth look weird.

Now that top lip thing is freaking me out where is it!!

 

[JustWonderingIf]

There's something about his face that really annoys me. I think it's his mouth

Speaking of annoying he should form a club with flopperholic shes another unqualified wally with 'mindset and psychology' in her bio

 

[rubyred66]

Speaking of annoying he should form a club with flopperholic shes another unqualified wally with 'mindset and psychology' in her bio
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Using mindset and psychology as a profile text is a big no from me unless he is qualified. That profile text is very telling of a big ego.

 

[Freckledredhead]

Swrosssmith definitely dyes his goatee. Its ridiculously dark. And his obsession with that damn pool is soooooo boring

 

[ChubClubThug]

I saw a slimming worlder state that she had refused a piece of her own daughter's communion cake because she's on plan..... Jesus is it really worth it?! Restricting yourself so much so that you can't have a tiny slither of cake that would be about 200cals?? All so you can chase losing like 10lbs to get back to target... absolute madness.

 

[fedupfatty]

I saw a slimming worlder state that she had refused a piece of her own daughter's communion cake because she's on plan..... Jesus is it really worth it?! Restricting yourself so much so that you can't have a tiny slither of cake that would be about 200cals?? All so you can chase losing like 10lbs to get back to target... absolute madness.

If it’s same person I saw the caption on the cake post was something like she ate it with her eyes ?

Felt incredibly sad by that statement - the cake was amazing & I know she’s keen to get back to target but that was just the saddest statement

 

[ChubClubThug]

If it’s same person I saw the caption on the cake post was something like she ate it with her eyes ?

Felt incredibly sad by that statement - the cake was amazing & I know she’s keen to get back to target but that was just the saddest statement

That's the one. Precious memories that will be forever blighted by the desperate desire to stick to "plan".... a small piece of a beautiful cake to toast her daughter wouldn't have stopped her losing weight that week - she works out and eats healthily. She is not even overweight. It's mind blowing.

 

[Beanpop442]

Poor Lauren (loving Lauren cc) looks like she’s lost loads of weight since her breakup, I really hope she’s getting support. Bless her

 

[imjustnosey]

Sadly this isn’t a joke